# Perceived Gender — VoiceNet dimension guide

*Category:* Speaker Identity · *code:* `vn_GEND` · *slot:* 51

This dimension measures the perceived gender of the voice (pitch × resonance). Merge the `__high` / `__low` LoRA from `laion/moss-voicenet-dimension-loras` at 25/50/75/100/125%. Costs are shifts vs. the 24-sample neutral baseline.

**TL;DR.** **Perceived Gender** controls the perceived gender of the voice (pitch × resonance). The **__high** LoRA shifts it +0.14 at 125% (worst cost: genuineness -0.07); the **__low** LoRA shifts it -0.51 at 125% (worst cost: burst-blend -0.30). The **__low** direction is the stronger, more reliable knob here.

## ▲ HIGH — Perceived Gender __high

| dose | target | Δtarget | Δgenu | Δblend | Δqual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| baseline (0%) | 0.616 | — | — | — | — |
| 25% | 0.652 | +0.04 | -0.05 | -0.03 | +0.01 |
| 50% | 0.741 | +0.13 | -0.04 | -0.09 | -0.01 |
| 75% | 0.748 | +0.13 | -0.06 | -0.13 | +0.02 |
| 100% | 0.703 | +0.09 | -0.06 | -0.21 | -0.08 |
| 125% ★ | 0.755 | +0.14 | -0.07 | -0.07 | +0.13 |

- **EmoNet emotion** — ↑ Sexual Lust (+0.29), Longing (+0.28), Awe (+0.20); ↓ Contentment (-0.37), Embarrassment (-0.22), Hope/Enthusiasm/Optimism (-0.19)
- **VoiceNet dimension** — ↑ Chest Resonance (+0.74), Roughness (+0.53), Cartoonish Style (+0.44); ↓ Register (-0.86), Mask Resonance (-0.53), Nasal Resonance (-0.43)

Merging **Perceived Gender __high** pushes the dimension: at the recommended **125%** dose the measured Perceived Gender score moves from a 0.62 baseline to 0.76 (a +0.14 shift). The dose-response is clean and monotonic — each step pushes the dimension further. That reach is a modest cost — the biggest hit is to **genuineness** (-0.07); across the board genuineness -0.07, burst-blend -0.07, speech quality +0.13. Emotionally it reads as Sexual Lust (r 0.29), Longing (0.28) and Awe (0.20), and it moves away from Contentment, Embarrassment and Hope/Enthusiasm/Optimism. On other voice dimensions it co-moves most with Chest Resonance (0.74), Roughness (0.53) and Cartoonish Style (0.44), while pulling down Register, Mask Resonance and Nasal Resonance. Practical call: merge __high at **100–125%**; expect Sexual Lust and Chest Resonance to rise and genuineness to fall. If you don’t want Sexual Lust bleeding in, offset it with a prompt cue toward Contentment to keep the perceived gender shift without the side-effect.

## ▼ LOW — Perceived Gender __low

| dose | target | Δtarget | Δgenu | Δblend | Δqual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| baseline (0%) | 0.616 | — | — | — | — |
| 25% | 0.340 | -0.28 | -0.03 | -0.08 | -0.03 |
| 50% | 0.323 | -0.29 | -0.06 | -0.13 | +0.09 |
| 75% | 0.132 | -0.48 | -0.10 | -0.32 | +0.11 |
| 100% | 0.127 | -0.49 | -0.11 | -0.34 | +0.08 |
| 125% ★ | 0.103 | -0.51 | -0.11 | -0.30 | +0.09 |

- **EmoNet emotion** — ↑ Longing (+0.57), Infatuation (+0.49), Relief (+0.43); ↓ Elation (-0.27), Impatience and Irritability (-0.26), Hope/Enthusiasm/Optimism (-0.23)
- **VoiceNet dimension** — ↑ Cognitive Load (+0.83), Chest Resonance (+0.78), Fullness (+0.66); ↓ Register (-0.94), Mask Resonance (-0.78), Brightness (-0.77)

Merging **Perceived Gender __low** damps the dimension: at the recommended **125%** dose the measured Perceived Gender score moves from a 0.62 baseline to 0.10 (a -0.51 shift). The dose-response is clean and monotonic — each step pushes the dimension further. That reach is a steep cost — the biggest hit is to **burst-blend** (-0.30); across the board genuineness -0.11, burst-blend -0.30, speech quality +0.09. Emotionally it reads as Longing (r 0.57), Infatuation (0.49) and Relief (0.43), and it moves away from Elation, Impatience and Irritability and Hope/Enthusiasm/Optimism. On other voice dimensions it co-moves most with Cognitive Load (0.83), Chest Resonance (0.78) and Fullness (0.66), while pulling down Register, Mask Resonance and Brightness. Practical call: merge __low at **100–125%**; expect Longing and Cognitive Load to rise and burst-blend to fall. If you don’t want Longing bleeding in, offset it with a prompt cue toward Elation to keep the perceived gender shift without the side-effect.

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